Surface Transforms PLC (03769702): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2026-04-22
- Administrators
- Jonathan Charles Marston, Michael John Magnay, Joanna Bull
- Administrators' firm
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Formerly
- Avonpath Ltd
- Incorporated
- 1999-05-13
- Location
- Brighton
- Industry
- 29320 Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
Why it went into administration
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Property / lease costs
- Sustained trading losses
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 13 May 1999 under the name Avonpath Limited. The Company name was changed to Surface Transforms Limited on 11 August 1999. On 13 June 2000, the Company’s status was changed from a private limited company to a public company under the name Surface Transforms Plc. On 24 September 2002, the Company was first listed on the Alternative Investment Market (“AIM”).
The Company operated as a manufacturer of carbon ceramic brake discs, supplying to customers in the automotive industry. The Company’s technology and manufacturing capability allowed it to produce high performance, light weight brake discs, suitable for high performance vehicles. Key customers included General Motors LLC (“GM”), Tesla Inc. and Mercedes AMG GmbH.
The business operated from a single site in Knowsley, Liverpool, and had 142 employees at the date of our appointment.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-06-28) · Companies House register